Entrepreneurial skills assessment: an exploratory study

Abstract

Research Interests include entrepreneurship, legal and management issues in small and medium-sized businesses and virtual corporations. Doug Eichholz, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Business, Emporia State University. Research interests include entrepreneurship, ethics, and management issues in small and medium-sized businesses.

Self-Perceived Entrepreneurship Skills for Undergraduates of Private University in Malaysia

“…The lack in technical skills that can be complemented by the ability and willingness to learn; the lack of creative problemsolving skills that can be complemented by following instructions by superiors. Relating these observations back to the categories of skills necessary for entrepreneur proposed by William et al (2007), the technical skills (belonging to the technical skills category) are complementary to the learning skills (personal maturity and managerial skills category); creative problem-solving skills (personal maturity, technical and entrepreneurial skills category) complements the ability to follow instructions (personal maturity and managerial skills category).…”

“…The questions are as below. Referring to Table 1, the skills are grouped into categories based on William's suggestion (William et al, 2007), as indicated by the skills in the brackets. The questions with their corresponding evaluation factors are listed in the table.…”

“…This inventory of skills are quite exhaustive. William et al (2007), on the other hand, suggested that there are 17 skills that are critical to individual seeking to embark on entrepreneurial activities. The study categorized the skills into four categories namely the technical skills (operational, supplies/raw materials, office or production space, equipment/plant/technology), managerial skills (management, marketing/sales, financial, legal, administrative, higher-order), entrepreneurial skills (business concept, environmental scanning, advisory board and networking), personal maturity skills (selfawareness, accountability, emotional coping, creativity).…”

Dynamics In Wood Industry In Slovenia

“…The basic theoretical and empirical knowledge on enterprise performance, entrepreneurship, and market dynamics of entry and exit of enterprises are based on studies for western market economies, for transition and emerging market economies (Antončič et al, 2002;Hudson, 1986;Dunne et al, 1988;Davelaar, 1991;Machin and Reenen, 1993;Storey, 1994;Geroski and Walters, 1997;Audretsch et al, 2006;Smith et al, 2007;Kraus and Schwarz, 2007;Bojnec and Xavier, 2004. We aim to investigate the changes in the number and importance of large wood industry enterprises on the dynamics of entry of newly established small enterprises as a response to the emerging gaps in supply of products and services, which have occurred with the exit of large enterprises or with the changing their size.…”

“…In the first part, we present theoretical background as a starting point for empirical analysis of the dynamics of the wood industry enterprises in Slovenia. The research is based on economic theory and empirical analysis on performances of enterprises and determinants, which are determining entry and exit of enterprises (Antončič et al, 2002;Antončič, 2007;Hudson, 1986;Dunne et al, 1988;Davelaar, 1991;Machin and Reenen, 1993;Storey, 1994;Geroski and Walters, 1997;Audretsch et al, 2006;Smith et al, 2007;Kraus and Schwarz, 2007;Bojnec and Xavier, 2004. In the second, empirical part of this paper, we present empirical results of the research of the sample of micro and small Slovenian enterprises, which operate in the wood industry in Slovenia.…”